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State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Kunden Deyin Kamshak, has confirmed the
death of a student of Federal Government Girls College (FGGC) Langtang,
Langtang Local Council, as a result of fresh outbreak of Lassa fever in the
state.
Kamshak, who
confirmed the outbreak yesterday, said modalities have been put in place to
curtail its spread.He said of the four samples tested, three tested positive to
Lassa fever, adding that the three confirmed cases are students of FGGC
Langtang, and unfortunately one of them died.
The school
authorities are right now working with the State Ministry of Health and Staff
of Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) to contain the outbreak.“The
students are due to resume from the extended mid-term break today, but we have
advised the principal of the school to postpone the resumption,” he said.
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